Nov. 8, 2006
KANEOHE, Hawaii -
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San Diego State's Aaron Goldberg (Encinitas, Calif.) shot an even-par 72 on Wednesday to lead the Aztec men's golf team during the final round of the University of Hawai'i Fall Intercollegiate in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Goldberg carded a 2-under 214 for the three-day tournament, finishing alone in fourth place on the individual leaderboard. As a team, SDSU concluded its final outing of the fall campaign, settling for fourth place with a 15-over 879 to finish 15 strokes behind first-place Loyola Marymount (E), which led the 16-team field wire-to-wire. New Mexico State (+5) and San Diego (+5) tied for the runner-up position, while Louisiana Tech (+16) took fifth to round out the top five.
After climbing to within three shots of the lead following the second round, Goldberg was unable to keep pace with LMU's Brian Locke and Darrin Hall of San Diego, who distanced themselves from the rest of the pack on Wednesday. Locke eventually defeated Hall on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to claim the individual crown. Still, Goldberg nailed down his fourth top-five finish in five tournaments so far this season after recording two for all of 2005-06. In 15 rounds this year, the La Costa Canyon High graduate has already posted red figures on 11 occasions, compared to 14 over 38 total rounds last season.
The Aztecs also received a pair of notable performances from sophomore Adam Porzak (Poway, Calif.) and senior Cory Segall (La Jolla, Calif.) who completed the tournament tied for 15th and 19th, respectively. Porzak maintained the same position from Tuesday after firing a 3-over 75 over the final 18 holes to finish with a combined 4-over 220. Segall, meanwhile, continued his furious assault on the leaderboard, climbing an additional 15 places on Wednesday to crack the top 20 for the first time this year. The La Jolla High product finished the first round on Monday tied for 55th, but ended up just one stroke in back of Porzak with a 5-over 221.
Senior Chris Cole was not as fortunate, however, in his bid for a third-straight top-20 showing, falling six spots to tie for 40th. The Abergavenny, Wales, native struggled over the final 18 holes with a 5-over 77 and finished with a combined 9-over 225. Junior Jamie Puterbaugh (Carlsbad, Calif.) experienced a similar fate, carding a final-round 77 as well to finish in a tie for 49th at 11-over 227.
San Diego State resumes its 2006-07 campaign next spring when it returns to the Aloha State, Feb. 21-23, 2007, for the John Burns Intercollegiate at Leilehua Golf Course in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The Aztecs competed in the same event last year, placing fourth out of 19 teams.
Hawai'i Fall Intercollegiate At Kaneohe, Hawaii Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course (6,528 yards, par 72)
Final Team Scores (Top 10)1. Loyola Marymount 280-294-290 - 864T2. New Mexico State 287-295-287 - 869T2. San Diego 290-290-289 - 8694. San Diego State 294-288-297 - 8795. Louisiana Tech 298-285-297 - 8806. Boise State 292-300-290 - 882T7. Saint Mary's 294-288-301 - 883T7. College of Charleston 292-290-301 - 8839. Texas-Arlington 295-294-303 - 89210. Hawai'i 288-303-302 - 893
Final Individual Leaders (Top 6 + SDSU)T1. Brian Locke, LMU 68-71-67 - 206*T1. Darrin Hall, San Diego 69-71-66 - 2063. Matt Edwards, New Mexico State 71-69-71 - 2114. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU 72-70-72 - 214T5. Nick Travers, Boise State 71-77-67 - 215T5. Jason D'Amore, LMU 69-74-72 - 215T15. Adam Porzak, SDSU 71-74-75 - 220T19. Cory Segall, SDSU 76-72-73 - 221T40. Chris Cole. SDSU 75-73-77 - 225T49. Jamie Puterbaugh, SDSU 77-73-77 - 227*Won on first playoff hole